Tackle box



Oct. 10, 1933. G. w. VAN vuRl-:N

TACKLE Bx Filed Feb. is. 1952 hh All".

Patented ct. 10, 1933 UNITED 'STATES 'TACKLE lB0X Guy W. Van Vuren, Chippewa Falls, Wis. Application February 15, 1932. Serial No. 593,065

` e claims. (o1. i3-31)y The object of my invention is to provide a tackle boxl of novel construction adapted to safely hold an extensive variety of klures and other iishing tackle to aford ready accessibility and to keep the diierent kinds of bait conveniently separated.

A further purpose is to provide a tackle box or other suitable container with extensible means normally contracted to be out of the way, but adapted to be projected away fromthe container and fastened to a rigid support, such for instance as the cowl or gunwalesof a boat. u n

It is my purpose in this connection to provide extensible fastening means of Yparticular construction adapted for the purpose.` 1 l Still a further object is to provide a tackle box or container with such extensible securing means and to provide the container with a member adapted to serve as a closure or tobe moved to position where it can be used as a shelf, the parts being so arranged that the extensible fastening Vdevices Will hold the vcontainer upright with the shelf in proper position for use.

I desire to provide the device as thus explained with a series of trays, which may be Vdrawn out from the front side of the container normally closed by the closure member when the latter vis in shelf position.

With these and other objects in view, my in'- vention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my tackle box, whereby the objects contemplated areattained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of part of aiboat having my tackle box mounted thereon.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the tackle box, parts being shown in vertical section.

Figure 3 is a transverse, vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a horizontal, sectional View taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 2, the rear guide member tubes being shown in section.

Figure 5 is a plan View ofthe trays removed from the box; and

Figure 6 is a vertical, sectional view through the bottomrof the box near one corner illustrating the construction of` a modified form of engaging device of one end of one of the extensible fasteni ing devices.

, In using a tackle box, no device is procurable for holding the tackle box rigidly orl otherwise in place, so that it will not be upset and throw the lures and other equipment out.

It is desirable to have some way of securely fastening the tackle box in place. For. instance, it is convenient to mount Vtackle boxes on the cowl or gunwales at different places of a boat 11.

l In the drawing, I have shown a tackle box, comprising a casing indicated generally at A. The casing A has the end walls l2, the rear Wall 1li, the bottom 15, the spaced false bottom 16, the top 1'7 and the front wall 18 hinged as at 19 at its lower edge. f

Suitable latch means 21 are provided for locking the movable closure member`18 forming the front wall in closed position.

The closure member 18 has pivoted to its inner surface a pair of braces 22 slidably mounted in guide eyes 23 supported on the end walls 12. The braces l22 have hooks 24 at their rear ends and are of such length that when the member'lS is swung outwardly and downwardly, it will be supported by thebraces in horizontal position,k as illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 3. When in such position, the closure member 18 forms Va shelf very convenient for the user ofthe tackle box.

The top which cannot be opened, thereby doing away with contents being spilled by top opening when being carried, is provided with a handle 25.

Slidably mounted in the box is a Vseries of vertically spaced trays 26, 27, 28 and 29 provided with handles 30 and adapted to be drawn out partially through the open front side of the tackle box when the closure member 18 is down.

These trays mayv have compartments 3l of varying sizes adapted to hold lures and other equipment for the fishermen and' to keep the Various lures separate which is desirable.

I have provided means for quickly fastening the tackle box rigidly'on practically any boat, comprising extensible members slidably mounted in the space between the bottom 15 and the false bottom 16 when not in use and adapted ,to be extended for engaging the boat or other support on which the box may be mounted.

Near the front of the tackle, box is a pair 'extensible members.

right angles thereto.

4outer end oi each of tubes or sleeves 32 and 33. Similar sleeves or tubes 34 and are mounted side by side beneath the false bottom 16 at the rear or" the tackle box.

Mounted in square rod S6.

each sleeve S2- 35 is a slidable The sleeves and rods are preierably angular in cross section and the rods may be tubular for saving weight.

The respective rods oi each pair of sleeves are slidably extended through the opposite ends of the tackle box.

Each rod 36 has on its inner end a plunger head or the like 3"! and is s rrounded by a coil spring 3S, which is contracted between the head 3'? andv iange end oi the sleeve 32--35 at tl're opposite end oi the rod. By means of the coil spring, the rod in each case normally held in retracted position telescopically received in its sleeve except for the short portion projecting from the tackle box.

On the projecting end of each rod is a hook member, which may be as shown. in Figure 2, l

comprised of a downwardly extending part l39 and a pointed right-angied extension 40.

lIn installing the tackle bon on the gunwales 'of 'a boat, for exampleythe rods 36 `are drawn out against the tension of their springs and the hook members indicated generally at B in Figure 1 yare extended over the side of the boat until the hook members di) can be `gripped or engaged against the side ci the boat over the gunwales. They be forced into the boat material a little, if desired. The tackle box is thus not only yfastened in rplace on the gunwales or cowl but is held rigidly in upright position, where the'member 18 may be usedias a shelf if desired.

When the user wants to get atv the contents -of the tackle box, he lowers the closure member 18 from its full line position shown in Figure 3 to its dotted line position as illustrated in that "gure, where it can be used as a shelf. Any

of the trays maythen be drawn out to get 'access to its contents. The lures, lines, leaders, reels and otherequipment may be laid on the shel'iiif desired. Ir" there is any sudden jar to VYthe boat, or the boat the tackle box cannot be upset or become detached fromA the boat.

In Figure V6, I have shown another form v'of the Instead or" lthe rod '36, I have 'shown a rod 36e, having at the end a downcurvedend 5G to '-:fhich pivotcd a leg 51 by means oi la hinge 52. The `hinge 52 permits *a swing of Ythe leg 51 from horizontal to vertical position. Y

'Ihe leg 51 has at its outer end hinged to it agripping finger or the like 53 adapted to en- Vgage the side of a boat or other support as shown by dotted lines in Figure 6. The nger 53 is preferably somewhat sharpened at its free ledge `and is hinged to the leg 51 by means of a hinge 54, which 'permits a 45 swing so that the nger 53 can swing from position substantially parvallel with the leg 51 to position substantially at These two positions are lillustrated in full lines and in dotted lines in Figure 6.

Secured to the bottom oi vthe box VA below the sleeve 35 is a short case 5,6 open at oneend as shown in Figure 5, and so arranged that when the rod 36a is moved Yfrom extended 'toward retracted position, the leg 51 maybe folded up to horizontal Vposition 'with the ringer 53 folded back on it and both the nnger and leg may be inserted into the short case 56. Thus when the extension fastening devices are not in use, the legs 51 and lingers 53 are protected and can not catch and do any harm. The cases 56 also serve as supports for the tackle boX.

I prefer to manufacture the device in the form shown in Figure 6.

It will be noted that I have shown in Figure 2 at the opposite ends thereof different ways for slidably mounting the trays in the box A.

As shown at the left-hand side, the ends of the upper trays may be slid on shelf-like members 57 or as shown at the right-hand side of the same g'ure, 'the inner face ofthe wall or" the end of the box may be provided with guides 58, which are contracted at their portions adjacent to the end wall. The ends of the upper trays are kthen provided with channel-like guide members 59 having their opposite walls slightly inclined toward each other as illustrated.

It is obvious that the structure itself has to be convenient or'rnou'nting on almost any kind of fa. boat. In 1Figure 1, I have shown the box mounted on the cowl of a launch. The box can be mounted on an open rowV boat with the extensible members supported on the Agunwale as illustrated Afor instance in Figure 6.

It is obvious from the foregoing that numerous changes might be made in the details of the l. In a structure of the class described, a conp tainer, extensible'means on the container for` engaging a rigid support at `a Vdistance from the container `for holding the support ixedly upright,A said. means comprising vrods slidably mounted v'on the container, having fastening means ior"engaging the ,supporty and springs g;

having 'coasting engagement with the container Vand the rods `for normally 4holding'the rods retracted.

2. Ina structure of the class described, a container, Yextensible means on the container for ri engaging a rigid `SUDDO1t at 'a distance rom'the container for holding the support iixedly upright, said means comprising rods, means for slidably but non-rotatably mounting the rods on l the container, Ihaving fastening means for en- "gaging the support and'springs associated with vthe container and the lrods for; normally 'holding the rodsretracted. v L

'3. In a structure of the class described, a container, extensible means on the container for engaging a rigid support at -a distance from the container forholding thesupport 'iiXedly upright, and comprising rods, lmeans -for slidably but nonrotatably mounting the rods on the container,

.provided with hooks at their ends, and springs I.;

associated with the-container and the rods tend- Yi-ngtofdraw the rods to retracted position,

4. In a structureoi the gkinddescribed, a container, rods, means for slidably but Anon-rotatably Q mounting the rods substantially horizontally in the lower part of the container., `means tending .to yieldably .pull the rods'toward retracted position and members on the ends of the rodsfior 'engag- 'ing a support, "whereby the container may beset 'en a support an'fastened thereto. i

tainer, pairs of rods sIida'biy mounted in the bottom of the container, means for preventing rotation of the rods, springs associated with the container and the rods for holding the rods normally retracted, each rod having at its ends a pivoted means for engaging the sides of a support, said container having a chamber for receiving said pivoted means when the rods are in retracted position. Y

GUY W.l VAN VUREN. 

